Kelci Parrott
Margaritas are my love language, I love to browse the aisles of any home décor store, and watch Hallmark movies or Wheel of Fortune. I am excited to be a part of the Knoxville Moms community, and can’t wait to get to know ya’ll!
What I Wish I Knew About Sugar Bugs and the Cavity Club
I started taking my oldest daughter to the dentist right after she turned two. At the appointment, she didn't really want to lay down on the chair. They attempted to brush and count her...
Welcome to the #cleaningarmy
I recently wrote about a trend sweeping the nation: laundry stripping. While this is something that has been around longer than I thought, what hasn’t been around as long is the #cleaningarmy. And I’m...
My New Obsession: Laundry Stripping
One night during quarantine, I was mindlessly scrolling through Instagram when I saw my friend post a photo of a bunch of her workout clothes in a bathtub. I didn't think much of it...
Mommy Can’t Play
At my house, we live for "stay home days." Before we had to literally always stay home, we would say, "One more sleep until we get to stay home for two days!" We would...
Coronavirus: Keeping Kids Calm
I have suffered from crippling anxiety most of my life. Thinking back, a lot of my anxiety and fears came from traumatic events in my childhood, and how my community and family responded at...
My Playroom Makeover
My husband and I bought our house sight unseen in February of 2016. We lived in California at the time and had a quick opportunity to move back home to Knoxville. I was almost...
The Physical Stage
In early November, I started a new job and a new career path. For the first time in almost four years, I started working 40 hours a week. I felt like a new me...
What Does Santa Bring?
This will be my third year playing Mrs. Claus for my little ones. As the holiday season approaches, I find myself thinking of gift ideas for my kids and what traditions we want to...
Changing Seasons
Last week the weather finally started to cool down in Knoxville. In true Tennessee fashion, it was actually 100F degrees one day, and within 24 hours suddenly the high temperature for the day was...
Surviving Football Season in the South
When my husband proposed in March of 2013 and we started looking at potential wedding dates and venues for that fall, I found a venue that I loved and they were offering a discount...
New Year, New You…Remember?
At the beginning of this year, I set three resolutions for myself. In an effort to stick to my first resolution, which was to write once a month, I went way out of my...